The Last Affair Quotes

“Nora felt the familiar sensation of a sick tightening in her stomach. She was about to hear something she didn’t want to know. It was a sixth sense she’d developed over the years of her marriage, always waiting for the next catastrophe. Like the time Carter had called from the police station after he was arrested for drinking and driving. Or when the hospital called to tell her he’d been admitted to the emergency room after falling at a bar and hitting his head. Just last week, she’d gotten a letter from the bank informing her that their account was overdrawn, and she still hadn’t gotten a straight answer from Carter about that. She’d learned over the years that sometimes it was easier to let things go, to not examine them too closely. The strategy clearly didn’t work. Nora just ended up blindsided.”
― Margot Hunt, The Last Affair

“We make these huge decisions when we’re in our 20s. Who we’re going to marry, what we’re going to be, how we’re going to spend the rest of our lives, and yet, we have no real perspective. The 25 year old me had no clue what the 45 year old me would end up wanting and needing in life.”
― Margot Hunt, The Last Affair